Return to Glory

4.30pm start on a Saturday in ****esville against an up and about GC. This was never going to be easy. Hindsight is 20 20 but I never thought it would be a soda . Remember that these guys beat Geelong (albeit they hadn't found their feet)

Are we Mr Big or are they Mr Big?

Yeah, it's unfathomable that he didn't want the guidance of mentor Tarryn Thomas.

Spot on

Allow me to go full conspiracy. This is what I noticed. Whenever we took a mark or received a free, any stepping off the mark was immediately called. Cotchin had the ball on the half forward flank, took four steps to his left to kick to CHF and only after that fourth step did he call play on. Several Richmond players seemed to be afforded that luxury. If you're an umpire wanting to insert yourself, that's the way you do it. Hell, I'll say it. At least one umpire seemed hellbent on wanting to give Richmond a leg up.

Genuinely think the umpires had an impact on the game, particularly in regards to making our backs nervous and unsettled. When the Richmond player, whoever he was, received the freekick for a block (prior to getting a 50) it changed the feel of the match. We started to second guess ourselves.

Melbourne supporters easily outnumbered them. Richmond has a very big bandwagon when they're up and about. I put Hawthorn in that category as well.

Richmond players were getting free kicks for running into players and falling over. How those umpires could not see an opponent pull him to the ground near goal in the last was beyond me. I could see it and I was in the nosebleed section of the members.

McVee - watching different game

So the start of the Geelong - Sydney matches has seen four free kicks to Geelong that weren't there in rapid succession. FFS

I'm hoping for a Bulldogs win and for Lobb to be sat on his ar55. Possible

Thanks Chaser. It's an interesting read. A few players to follow over the course of the year.

Is there a match report with the kids v Port Adelaide?

I genuinely think teams should avoid blokes like Lobb. Reeks of self - absorption and little interest in team.

Rory Lobb really is a putrid footballer.

Rory Lobb is an underwhelming player. Has a Bernard Tomic vibe about him. Here's Rory being interviewed on A Current Affair. A news program I greatly respect. And Bernard suiting up for Freo

Really??? So if we are 3-3 six games in to the season, you're going to feel worse than when we were close to a laughing stock? I find that difficult to believe.

A touch too conspiratorial... But hey, I'm on board

You had 13

I reckon he's been playing lame for a little while.

17 points down and I'll take it. Probably should be 30 down. Don't blame the umps as, for the most part, we're second to the contest.

Noah Anderson

You've got to wonder why he was generally pathetic for Gold Coast

Chose tips this round not on logic but on hate. Go Crows.